Numerous faculty members and researchers from areas campus-wide were able to provide a basic outline of their work for visiting National Science Foundation (NSF) representatives during the recent Auburn University NSF Partner Event, held on campus in October.The event, the first of its kind at Auburn, was organized through the efforts of Taffye Benson-Clayton, vice…Continue Reading Dr. Zelkowski teams up with Auburn, Florida, and other SEC university partners

WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Jeremy Zelkowski discussed curriculum design for a Noyce Track 3 Master Teacher Fellowship program. Planning a curricular design well in advance of a Noyce Track 3 submission requires careful attention to the sequencing, lengthy discussions with teachers and stakeholders, and most importantly, data collection and measures that will provide strong evidence…Continue Reading Dr. Zelkowski Leads AAAS National Webinar

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama is leading a program among six state universities to prepare secondary education students to fill the need for trained computer science teachers in the state.The statewide program builds off a successful computer science education training program at UA. With a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science…Continue Reading Drs. Zelkowski, Gray, & Odom-Bartel win $1M NSF award

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A collaborative project between The University of Alabama and several statewide partners was awarded a nearly $4 million grant to bring computer science education to Alabama K-12 schools.The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help the Pathways for Alabama Computer Science Initiative expand computer science education in Alabama, with a focus…Continue Reading UA to Help Bring Computer Sciences to Alabama High Schools

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The National Science Foundation has awarded The University of Alabama a $2.85 million grant to strengthen content knowledge, teaching practice and leadership among math teachers in the greater Tuscaloosa area.Of the total funding, nearly 70 percent is direct support to teachers selected to participate. UA researchers are recruiting full-time math teachers in grades…Continue Reading NSF Grant, UA to Provide Boost to Tuscaloosa-Area Math Educators

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama has created a new pathway to get the best and brightest minds into secondary mathematics teacher education. The Alabama State Department of Education recently approved a new UA accelerated master’s program that will allow select undergraduate math and math education majors to complete master’s degree requirements and achieve teacher…Continue Reading UA Creates Accelerated Master’s Program for Math Education

The University of Alabama will begin providing additional training opportunities for secondary math education majors for preparation to teach computer science. ​The project is funded by a two-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, as part of the new “CS for All” program. Secondary math education majors at UA currently take a computer science…Continue Reading UA Receives Funding for Math, Computer Science Teacher Pathway

Empowering future workforces hinges on improving education outcomes and solving the challenges that accompany the complex puzzle of funding, standards and curriculum. Several University of Alabama faculty members are helping shape the future of Alabama’s K-12 education system, particularly in its critical needs areas, like math and science. Dr. Jeremy Zelkowski, coordinator of UA’s Secondary…Continue Reading Devising a Strategy for K-12 Education: UA Faculty Lead Committees for the State’s Strategic Plan

Researchers in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education were recently awarded a $1 million grant to develop “co-teaching” teams of public school teachers in the Tuscaloosa area. The grant is from the Math-Science Partnership through the United States Department of Education and Alabama Department of Education and provides for three years of…Continue Reading Math Education Researchers Awarded $1 Million

The secondary math education program in the College of Education at The University of Alabama has received recognition from the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics.NCTM, which manages accreditation processes of math education programs for the Council of the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, has granted UA’s secondary math education program the two-year designation, a first…Continue Reading UA Secondary Math Education Program Earns Designation